1936 Boston Red Sox season

The 1936 Boston Red Sox season was the 36th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, ​28 ¹⁄₂ games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1936 World Series.

1936 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	74–80 (.481)
League place	6th (​28 ^1⁄2 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Offseason

• December 10, 1935: Gordon Rhodes, George Savino (minors), and $150,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	102	51	0.667	—	56–21	46–30
Detroit Tigers	83	71	0.539	19½	44–33	39–38
Washington Senators	82	71	0.536	20	42–35	40–36
Chicago White Sox	81	70	0.536	20	43–32	38–38
Cleveland Indians	80	74	0.519	22½	49–30	31–44
Boston Red Sox	74	80	0.481	28½	47–29	27–51
St. Louis Browns	57	95	0.375	44½	31–43	26–52
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	0.346	49	31–46	22–54

Record vs. opponents

1936 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	9–13	13–9	15–7–1	13–9	12–10	8–14
Chicago	10–12	—	12–10–1	8–14	7–14	15–7	13–8–1	16–5
Cleveland	13–9	10–12–1	—	9–13	6–16–1	13–9	15–7–1	14–8
Detroit	9–13	14–8	13–9	—	8–14	17–5	11–11	11–11
New York	15–7–1	14–7	16–6–1	14–8	—	16–6	14–8	13–9
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	9–13	5–17	6–16	—	11–10–1	6–16
St. Louis	10–12	8–13–1	7–15–1	11–11	8–14	10–11–1	—	3–19
Washington	14–8	5–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	16–16	19–3	—

Opening Day lineup

5	Billy Werber	RF
8	Doc Cramer	CF
7	Heinie Manush	LF
3	Jimmie Foxx	1B
6	Joe Cronin	SS
4	Eric McNair	3B
2	Rick Ferrell	C
24	Ski Melillo	2B
12	Wes Ferrell	P

Roster

1936 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 16 Stew Bowers 19 Joe Cascarella 16 Emerson Dickman 12 Wes Ferrell 10 Lefty Grove 21 Jim Henry 11 Johnny Marcum 16 Mike Meola -- Ted Olson 14 Fritz Ostermueller -- Jennings Poindexter 17 Jack Russell 15 Rube Walberg 17 Johnny Welch 18 Jack Wilson		Catchers 22 Moe Berg 23 George Dickey  2 Rick Ferrell Infielders  6 Joe Cronin 16 Babe Dahlgren  3 Jimmie Foxx 26 John Kroner  4 Eric McNair 24 Ski Melillo  5 Billy Werber		Outfielders  1 Mel Almada  9 Dusty Cooke  8 Doc Cramer 25 Fabian Gaffke  7 Heinie Manush 27 Bing Miller		Manager  6 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly 31 Herb Pennock (Pitching) 32 Al Schacht (Third base)

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Jimmie Foxx	155	585	198	.338	41	143
3B	Billy Werber	145	535	147	.275	10	67
OF	Doc Cramer	154	643	188	.292	0	41

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Cronin	81	295	83	.281	2	43

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wes Ferrell	39	301	20	15	4.19	106
Johnny Marcum	31	174	8	13	4.81	57

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ted Olson	5	18.1	1	1	7.36	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Cascarella	10	0	2	0	6.97	7
Stew Bowers	5	0	0	0	5.93	0
Emerson Dickman	1	0	0	0	9.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Nemo Leibold and Mike Kelly
AA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Frank Shellenback
A1	Little Rock Travelers	Southern Association	Doc Prothro
A	Elmira Colonels	New York–Pennsylvania League	Rabbit Maranville
B	Rocky Mount Red Sox	Piedmont League	Specs Toporcer
C	Helena Seaporters	Cotton States League	Rod Whitney
C	Canton Terriers	Middle Atlantic League	Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D	Danville-Scholfield Leafs	Bi-State League	Herb Brett
D	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	Johnny Mostil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eau Claire[2]

Notes

1. Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1936 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1936 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com